Quick detachable article supporting means



A ril 19, 1938.

W. H. BEEHLER 2,114,519

QUICK DETACHABLE ARTICLE SUPPORTING MEANS Filed May 8, 1937 Patented Apr. 19, 1938 UNITED STATES PATENT cries William H. Beehler, Baltimore, Md, assignor of one-half to Marian Faris Beehler, Baltimore,

Application May 8, 1937,. Serial No. 141,583

Claims.

My invention relates to improvements in portable supporting and clamping meansfor hats or other articles, and more particularly to such a device having means for attachment to fabric coverings of vertical or horizontal walls in any desired or appropriate position or extent, the attaching means being so constructed and arranged as to releasably engage the wall fabric and when attached covers substantial areas of the wall fabric and thus presents special surfaces for the display of advertising matter in a useful and attractive, as well as ornamental manner.

An object of the instant invention is to provide a simple, quick detachable, non-rigid article support which is in itself longitudinally adjustable relative to a wall to-which it is attached and which has quick detachable means adjustable longitudinally of said sup-port for securing and clamping an intermediate portion of said support to the attaching wall, whereby to secure an article carried by said support in fixed position relative to said wall.

Further objects and advantages as will appear from the following description are realized by a construction of which an exemplification is shown in the accompanying drawing, wherein:

Fig. l is a plan View of my combined supporting and clamping means as it would appear when attached to a suitable attaching surface, the view illustrating, by dotted lines, how an article would appear when supported and clamped thereby to the attaching surface;

Fig. 2 is a longitudinal edge view of the parts shown in full lines in Fig. 1;

Fig. 3 is an enlarged sectional view showing in detail one end portion of the supporting means with one attaching means and the clamping means in operative positions on an attaching surface;

Fig. 4 is a rear view, partly in section, of the parts shown in Fig. 3 illustrating in detail the means for securing the parts together and to an attaching surface;

Fig. 5 is a perspective view of a wire pin attaching means as it would appear when removed from the casing of an attaching button; and

Fig. 6 is a view similar to Fig. 5 of the slidable attaching pin means as it would appear when removed from the casing of the longitudinally adjustable strand clamping button.

In the drawingthe portions designated as 5 and 6 represent a pair of elastic strands of any suitable length, and l' and 8 designate a pair of pin carrying buttons which are secured to the opposite ends of the strands, in a manner later to point coiled to overlie one side of the pin, is se- 1 cured to the rear side of each button by springing the coiled portion H beneath the bead 9. When the parts are thus assembled the, pin I0 is sup ported in a position transverse to the vertical axis of the button with the pointed end of the 1 pin extending beyond one side of the button as shownin Figs. 3 and 4. It will be observed by, reference to these figures, also Fig. 5, that the adjacent ends of the elastic strands 5 and 6 are forcibly clamped between the coiled portion ll of the pin and inturned edge of the button casing beneath the bead 9. It will also be noted that the strands 5 and 6 are securely held in laterally spaced relation to each side, of the projecting portion of the pin Ill by the spaced fiattened side or indented portions 12 of the coiled pin portion II. By indenting or flattening the coiled wire portion at the spaced points designated as l2 the compressible material of the strands clamped thereby is prevented from slipping longitudinally and making unnecessary the use of additional means for securing the ends of the strands to the buttons 1 and 8.

It will be appreciated from the foregoing that instead of cutting and thus using two separate strands 5 and 6, that one length of elastic material folded intermediate its ends may be employed.

Mounted upon the strands 5 and 6 so as to be slid longitudinally between the attaching buttons l and 8 is a pin carrying button is. This button i3 is similar in most respects to the buttons 1 and 8 and carries a Wire coil attached pin M which is secured beneath the bead l 5 of the button shell or casing in the manner already described. The coiled end portion it of the pin I4 is, however, bent at one side of the pin to provide a pair of adjacent loops ill, the loops extending at substantially right angles to the plane of the coiled portion of the pin so as to rest upon the outer side of the bead I5 and project from the rear side of the button. The button I3 is thus supported by the loops ll upon the strands 5 and 6 with the pin it extending at right angles to the strands.

By means of the button-like attaching members 1 and 8, above described, the strands 5 and 6 are clamped between the rim of the buttons and the surface S of the wall to which the buttons are attached through the medium of the spring wire pins. Each attaching member thus functions independently as a securing means for its portion of the support. It is not necessary therefore, that the attaching pins be held in engagement in the fabric of an attaching Wall solely through the medium of tension exerted by the elastic strands which extend between the pins, as has heretofore been proposed.

As each button-like attaching member I and 8 is secured to a substantial area of 'the attaching surface and the intermediate portions of the article supporting strands are similarly secured to the attaching surface in clamping an article thereagainst, wear and tear on the material of the attaching surface is thus prevented.

As shown in Fig. 4, the pin I4 may extend parallel to the strands 5 and 6, as indicated by dotted lines. In such an arrangement there would be no tendency for the pin to become dislodged from its clamping engagement with the fabric base by side motion imparted to the strands by a hat supported as indicated in Fig. 1.

While I have shown and described but a single embodiment of my invention, it is to be understood that it is capable of many modifications. Changes, therefore, in the construction and arrangement may be made which do not depart from the spirit and scope of the invention as disclosed in the appended claims.

I claim:

1. A quick detachable article supporting means comprising a pair of button-like members each having spring clamping means for attaching and securing the members to a fabric wall covering, a pair of strands secured to said members to extend in parallel relationship therebetween, and an article clamping member slidably carried by said strands and having means for attachment to said fabric wall covering.

2. A quick detachable article supporting means comprising a pair of button-like members each having an annular inturned rim portion, a spring pin attaching and securing means engaged beneath the rim of each member, and a pair of article supporting strands extending between said members and clamped between said spring pin means and rim of said members.

3. A quick detachable article supporting means comprising a pair of button-like members each having an inturned rim portion, a spring pin attaching and securing means engaged beneath the rim of each member, a pair of article supporting strands extending between said members and clamped between said spring pin means and rim of said members, and a longitudinally adjustable article clamping member comprising a button-like member having a spring pin attaching and securing means slidably carried by said strands.

4. A quick detachable article supporting means comprising a pair of button-like members each having an inturned rim portion, a spring pin attaching and securing means having a coiled end portionv engaged beneath the rim of each member, a pair of article supporting strands extending between said members, the coiled end portions of said pins being formed at one side to receive and immovably clamp said strands beneath the rim of said members, and an article clamping member slidably carried on said strands and having means adapted to be attached to a wall covering intermediate said pair of buttonlike members.

5. A quick detachable longitudinally adjustable article supporting and clamping means, comprising a pair of button-like attaching and securing pins, a pair of strands secured to said button-like members to extend in parallel relationship therebetween, an article clamping button-like attaching and securing member slidably carried by said strands.

WILLIAM H. BEEHLER. 

